UNIT 13: ACTIVITIES AND THE SEASONS
I.NEW WORDS:
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Word |
Transcript |
Class |
Meaning |
Example |
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activity |
/æk'tiviti/ |
N |
hoạt động, sinh hoạt |
Do you like sport activities? |
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season |
/'si:zn/ |
N |
mùa |
There are four seasons in my country. |
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weather |
/'weθə/ |
N |
thời tiết |
What is the weather like today? |
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Summer |
/'sʌmə/ |
N |
mùa hè |
It's very hot in the Summer. |
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Winter |
/wintə/ |
N |
mùa đông |
I hate the Winter. |
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Autumn |
/'ɔ:təm/ |
N |
mùa thu |
It's very cool in the Autumn. |
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Fall |
/fɔ:l/ |
n |
mùa thu |
Do you like Fall? |
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Spring |
/spriɳ/ |
n |
mùa xuân |
It's warm in the Spring. |
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rain |
/rein/ |
n/v |
mưa |
There is a heavy rain in Hanoi. |
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rainy season |
/'reini 'si:zn/ |
n |
mùa mưa |
It rains every day in rainy season. |
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wet season |
/ wet'si:zn/ |
n |
mùa mưa |
There are wet season and dry season in my country. |
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dry season |
/drai 'si:zn/ |
n |
mùa khô |
It seldom rains in dry season. |
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sunny season |
/ 'sʌni'si:zn/ |
n |
mùa nắng |
It's very hot in sunny season. |
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hot |
/hɔt/ |
adj |
nóng |
I feel very hot. |
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cold |
/kould/ |
adj |
lạnh, rét |
Would you like a glass of cold water? |
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cool |
/ku:l/ |
adj |
mát |
I like cool weather. |
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warm |
/wɔ:m/ |
adj |
ấm |
It's warm today. |
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dry |
/drai/ |
adj |
khô |
It's cold and dry. |
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wet |
/wet/ |
adj |
ướt, ẩm ướt |
I get wet because it rains. |
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humid |
/'hju:mid/ |
adj |
ẩm, ẩm ướt |
I hate humid weather. |
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sultry |
/'sʌltri/ |
adj |
oi bức |
I feel tired because it is very sultry. |
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basketball |
/'bɑ:skitbɔ:l/ |
n |
bóng rổ |
He like playing basketball. |
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volleyball |
/'vɔlibɔ:l/ |
n |
bóng chuyền |
She can play volleyball very well. |
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go for a walk |
/gou fɔ ə wɔ:k/ |
v |
đi dạo |
I want to go for a walk. |
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go sailing |
/gou seiliɳ/ |
v |
đi chơi thuyền buồm |
Do you want to go sailing? |
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Die |
/dai/ |
v |
chết |
He dies because of age. |
II.GRAMMAR:
1. Nhận xét về thời tiết.
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2. Hỏi và trả lời về thời tiết:
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Ex: What is the weather like in the spring / in the HCM city?
- It is cool in the spring / is is very hot in HCM city.
III.EXCERCISE:
I. Multiple choice:
1. Please open the window. It's very ____________here.
A. cold B. hot C. cool D. tired
2. Is it ____________ in the spring ? – Yes, it is.
A. warm B. hot C. cool D. cold
3. There is a football match today at the ______________.
A. museum B. stadium C. hospital D. bakery
4. What _____________ do you like ? - I like warm weather.
A. food B. drink C. sports D. weather
5. I don't like iced tea. I like a _____________ drink.
A. cold B. cool C. warm D. hot
6. There are four _______________ in a year.
A. weathers B. seasons C. months D. weaks
7. What does he often do in the _____________? – He often goes swimming with his friends.
A. winter B. summer C. Sunday D. weekend
8. What's her favorite _______________? - Spring.
A. activity B. season C. sport D. fruit
9. _____________ seasons are there in a year ? - Four.
A. How much B. How many C. how often D. How
10. How _________________ do you go camping, Sang ?
A. much B. many C. often D. old
11. I _______________ go swimming in the spring.
A. often don't B. do often not C. don't often D. doesn't often
12. ______________ do you listen to music ? – Every night.
A. What time B. How often C. How long D. How much
13. Would you like ______________ oranges?
A. any B. an C. a D. some
14. She does aerobics ______________ a week.
A. on time B. two times C. four times D. twice
15. Mr. pike travels to Da Lat ______________ plane.
A. on B. by C. with D. to
KEY:
- B
- A
- B
- D
- D
- B
- D
- B
- B
- C
- C
- B
- D
- D
- B
II. Complete the passage:
friends favorite in or
not vacation on lives
Khanh (1) __________ in Ho Chi Minh City. She is (2) ___________ grade 6. In summer, she does (3) __________ go to school. The weather is very hot. She often go swimming with her (4) ____________. She sometimes goes to the park to fly skites (5) ____________ go fishing. She also goes on (6) _____________ with her family. Her (7) _____________ place in Vung Tau. Khanh likes the summer very much.
KEY:
- Lives
- In
- Not
- Friends
- Or
- Vacation
- favorite
III. MAKE QUESTIONS:
1. It's cold in the winter.
=> .......................................................................................?
2. Nam likes warm weather.
=> ....................................................................................... ?
3. We never go sailing in the summer.
=> ........................................................................................ ?
4. My sister is playing badminton with John.
=>........................................................................................ ?
5. My favorite season is spring.
=> ......................................................................................... ?
6. Chi and her friends often play volleyball in the spring.
=> ......................................................................................... ?
KEY:
- what is the weather like in the winter?
- What weather does Nam like?
- How often do we go sailing in the summer?
- Who is your sister playing badminton with?
- What is your favorite season?
- What do Chi and her friends often do in the spring?
IV. Put the words in the correct order:
1. doing / exercise / Nam / an / is
=> .....................................................................................................................
2. do / it / cold / is / what / you / do / often / when.
=> .................................................................................................................
3. warm / is / the / weather /in/ the / spring .
=> ................................................................................................................
4. your / What / sister / weather / like / does ?
=> ................................................................................................................
5. like / is / in / What / Nha Trang / weather / the.
=> .............................................................................................................
6. in / sometimes / the / We / summer / jog .
=> ..................................................................................................................
KEY:
- Nam is doing an excercise.
- What do you often do when it is cold?
- The weather is warm in the spring.
- What weather does your sister like?
- What is the weather like in Nha Trang?
- We sometimes jog in the summer.
V. Reading comprehension and answer the questions:
There are four seasons in my country. They are spring, summer, fall and winter. In the spring, the spring is usually warm. Sometimes, it is cold, but not very cold. There are many flowers in the spring. In the summer, the day is long and the night is short. We often go swimming in this season. This fall is the season of fruits. In the winter, it's usually very cold. The day is short and the night is long.
1. How many seasons are there in a year ? What are they ?
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2. What are there in the spring ?
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3. Is the day long or short in the winter ?
.................................................................................
4. What is the weather like in the winter ?
..................................................................................
5. What do they often do in the summer ?
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6. Do they often go swimming in the fall ?
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KEY:
1. There are four seasons in my country. They are spring, summer, fall and winter.
2. . There are many flowers in the spring.
3.The day is short.
4.It is very cold.
5. We often go swimming in this season.
6.No, they don’t.
IV.BÀI TẬP TỰ LUYỆN:
*Use the suggestions to write sentences.
1.What / weather / spring? 2.weather / hot / today?
3.It / often / cool / fall. 4.It / hot / Vietnam / April?
5.She / like / cold / weather / but / he / not. 6.You / like / cold / weather?
7.When / it / hot / go swimming. 8.There / four / season / a year / North Vietnam.
9.Look. / sun / shine / and / wind / blow. 10.What / you / do / it / hot?
I. Match a question in A with a suitable answer in B.
A B
1.What’s the weather like in the spring? A. I play it once a week.
2.What weather do you like? B. I usually play with my sister.
3.What do you do when it’s cold? C. It’s warm.
4.How often do play volleyball? D. I play soccer.
5.When do you often go swimming? E. I often play basketball when it’s cold.
6.When do you go fishing? F. I often go swimming on the weekends.
7.Who do you usually play badminton with? G. I like cool weather.
8.What are you doing? H. I go fishing in the river near my house.
9.How do you go to school? I. I’m jogging.
10.Which sport do you play? J. I walk.
II. Unscramble the sentences to make a meaningful dialogue.
1.Yes, I like it very much. ...........................................................................
2.Do you play soccer? ...........................................................................
3.What’s the weather like in your country in winter? ...........................................................................
4.Yes, I usually play with my friends. ...........................................................................
5.So what do you do when it’s hot? ...........................................................................
6.It’s very hot. ...........................................................................
7.I often go swimming. ...........................................................................
8.Do you like hot weather? ...........................................................................
V. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1.It often (rain)......................in summer. Look, it (rain)...........................now, and we (often not go) ...............................out on (rain).........................days.
2.What's the weather like today? _ It's (wind)......................and (cloud)...........................
Sometimes it is (sun).............................
3.It often (snow)........................in winter in Russia. People like (go)......................skiing on (snow)........................days.
4.I can't (help)................... you to post the letter because I (be)....................in a hurry.
5.Where's (you)....................mother? _ She (go)..........................to the market now.
6.Look, the sun (shine)..................................again. This morning it (be).....................cloudy. Mary, please (hang)...............................the washing out.
_ But I'm busy (do)............................my homework. Tell David (do)........................it, Mom.
7.What ................ your brother (do).....................now? _ He (practise).................................his English lesson. Every day he (listen)................to the tape and (do).......................his English exercises.
8.What ................. your mother (do)...................... ? _ She (be).....................a teacher, but she (not teach)......................at the moment. She often (teach)....................at school on Monday and Friday.
9.Lan and I want (go)............................ to England for further study, so we (learn)........................English.
10. Dennis usually (drink)............................tea, but last night he (have).....................two cups of very strong coffee, so he (not can)...........................(sleep)........................ .
VI. Fill in each blank with a suitable word to finish the passage.
Vietnam, our country, is very beautiful. It has (1).....................seasons: spring. Summer, autumn or fall and (2)................. . In the spring it is often warm, sometimes it’s rainy. In the summer it’s hot and sunny. The (3)..................is cool in the fall and in the winter it is (4)...................and windy. I (5).....................hot weather
(6) ..........................I can do many activities. (7)........................it’s hot. I usually (8).......................swimming and (9)......................soccer. Sometimes I go fishing (10)...........................my brother.
VII. Complete the passage then answer the questions below.
There are four (1)______________ in a year. They (2)___________spring, summer, fall and (3)___________. In the spring, the weather is usually warm. Sometimes it is cold (4)__________not very cold. There (5)_________many flowers in the spring. In the summer, the day is long and the night is short. People often (6)_____________swimming in this season. The fall is the season of fruits. In the winter, it’s usually very (7)_____________. The day is short and the (8)______________is long.
1.How many seasons are there in a year?.......................................................................................................
2.What are they? ............................................................................................................................................
3.Is it usually warm in the spring? ..................................................................................................................
4.What are there in the spring? ........................................................................................................................
5.Is the day long or short in the summer? ........................................................................................................
6.Is the day long or short in the winter? ...........................................................................................................
7.What’s the weather like in the winter? .........................................................................................................
8.What do people do in the summer? ...............................................................................................................
9.Is the fall the season of fruit? ........................................................................................................................
10.Is the night short in the winter? ..................................................................................................................
VIII. Choose the best answer.
1.Fall means .....................in British English.
a. summer b. winter c. autumn d. spring
2.What does Lien do when .....................warm?
a. there’s b. it’s c. its d. they’re
3.It’s cold in our country .............. the winter.
a. at b. on c. of d. in
4.Tan likes ..............weather because he can go swimming.
a. hot b. cold c. windy d. foggy
5.How often do you do exercises in the summer? _.............. .
a. I sometimes do. b. Yes, I do. c. I like it d. I play soccer.
6.How long does it take your mother to do .................. every day ?
a. the homework b. her housework c. her homework d. the housework
7.It takes him ..............hour and a half ............... his homework every day.
a. a / do b. an / doing c. an / to do d. a / does
8.Can your sister ............... any English songs ?
a. to sing b. sings c. sing d. singing
9.The sun often .............. in summer. It ................. now.
a. is shining / shines b. shines / is shining c. shine / shining d. shining / to shine
10.We usually leave ................. school at half past six.
a. to b. on c. for d. in
11.My father .................. TV in the evening.
a. doesn't often watches b. often doesn't watch c. not often watches d. doesn't often watch
12. She has a nice house ................ a garden.
a. has b. with c. have d. having
13.What time does the train arrive ................... London ?
a. to b. at c. in d. on
14.Don't go out. It's raining ....................... .
a. strongly b. strong c. heavily d. heavy
15.Would you like to go to the cinema tonight ? _ Yes, ....................... .
a. I'd like to b. I would c. please d. I like
1. The weather is often ………….in the spring.
a. hot b. cold c. cool d. warm
2. ……….. weather do you like?
a. What b. What’s c. When d.Where
3. She likes ………….in the forest when it’s cold.
a. to walk b. walking c. walk d. walks
4. When it becomes hot, people often feel ………….
a. hungry b. thirsty c. happy d. worried
5. There are four ……….. in my country.
a. seasons b. weather c. climate d. reasons
6. Are we going to have any ………….tomorrow?
a. rains b. raining c. rain d. rainy
7. In spring, we often help our Mum ………. the housework.
a. for b. about c. with d. on
8. There’s snow in my country in the winter. I often go ……with my brother.
a. fishing b. swimming c. sailing d. skiing
9. The weather here often ……….quickly. It’s difficult to forecast.
a. change b. changes c. is changing d. is going to change
10. I forget to bring my ………..with me. Can you lend me some money?
a. raincoat b. sweater c. books d. wallet
11. In summer, I like ………….games with my friends.
a. acting b. playing c. running d. making
12. What’s your ………..season?
a. liked b. interesting c. favorite d. good
13. It’s good to do something in your ……….time.
